Just bought 2 pairs of ML no. 33 for my Pipedreams

Hello Suchart:

It seemed to me like the 33's overpowered the mid/tweeters. When I placed the 33H, everything fell into place. Lively, PRAT was right on and not bright. With the 33's on the mid/tweeters, it was a bit dark sounding and closed-in......however.....the 33's do a wonderful job controlling the 18" woofers. Bass is tight and most tuneful, you can easily recognise whatever instrument is playing bass notes.

Funny how this works out. The Pipedreams replaced Aerial 20t's here, and the 20t/Levinson 33 was a match made in heaven.

I've had the Pipedreams quite a while now, and have no desire whatsoever to change them out.

Best,

Paul :-)

Hi Paul,
Thank you very much for your comments.
I hope my Pipedreams would be THE speakers to hang on for life. However, I need the statement amps that are powerful yet beautiful, dynamic yet subtle, no weaknesses top to bottom, and timeless. Most importantly, I need to have 2 identical pairs for best coherency.
The Moon W10s were good but sometimes they don't seem to have enough drive. I suspect that due to their bridging topology, they don't have enough current for the speakers.
I plan to do some experiment with the W10s while waiting for the 33s. My technician informed me that the W10s were bridged from the W5s in SERIES which produce great VOLTAGE but not CURRENT. The other alternative is to bridge them in PARALLEL which will enhance the current capability considerably.
As for the 33 vs 33h for the mid-hi towers, I guess I will have to try to set them up and see how it goes. Paul, may I ask you a question? When you used the 33s on the mid-hi, did you use the similar amps on the subs?
The reason I asked because if you used different amps on the sub, it would have had an impact on the mid-hi too. This is from my experience and you may or may not agree with me.
By the way, in case you are correct and the 33h are really better..., I will not be hesitate to follow your footstep later on :)

Hi, so how do the 4 x 33 sound... bit over kill..love it!
I too have the pipes the big 21s I have powered them with my beloved pass x600 monos. I have had the pipes for nine months or so. At times I get frustrated with them: my room is a bit live and I'm taming it a little at a time. Who would have thought that some 18inch drivers would mate with suck small ones so remarkably. I have my subs driven by a pair of bryston monos. I'm running the pipes full range and they drop off at 75hz in my room. I have the bass xo at 75hs and 2nd order. It's blended quite well.
Please send me some advice in getting the room to accept this speaker. I would love your input.
Rehan

Sounds like a good combo,I have a set of pipedreams with newer driver which has a sensitivity of 102 and my amp are the audio reasearch 600,they are great and all I play are cd's through my Accuphase dp-700,with nordost cableing

Rehan, Why not call Rives or some other acoustic desinger? I am sure they could help.